🚨 LATEST: Neynar’s co-founder Rish announces that Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School is acquiring Farcaster, taking over the app, protocol…

First reported Oct 16, 2026, 04:00 UTC

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🚨 LATEST: Neynar’s co-founder Rish announces that Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School is acquiring Farcaster, taking over the app, protocol repositories, and related products. — @Cointelegraph (X), Oct 16, 2026, 04:00 UTC
NETWORK SCHOOL IS ACQUIRING FARCASTER Users who don't opt into new rules get read-only app access, per a user-shared prompt. Srinivasan says the protocol stays open to other clients. Read more here… — @DefiantNews (X), Oct 16, 2026, 15:08 UTC

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